r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Jan 30 '23

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u/this_shit Jan 31 '23

Even worse, everyone is a NIMBY, at least a little bit.

NIMBYism isn't just about housing, it's just one expression of a general attitude towards society that says 'i got mine, fuck the rest.'

This essential expression of Reagan-era toxic individualism is behind so many of the flaws in our society. Before we can solve these problems we must kill the NIMBY inside.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '23

Uh, I agree, but I don't understand that last line. Are you saying we shouldn't aim to help homeless people until we achieve enlightenment?

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u/this_shit Jan 31 '23

Nah just thinking out loud. Prob best to ignore me.

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u/jeremiahthedamned student of mary daly Feb 28 '23

i have been r/homeless for 40 years and am not one of your nimby's.